Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.27/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$200.27

62 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$491

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$24.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.67

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	207.49	1,251	25
Medium and Large 2	421	205.64	866	20
Medium and Large 3	414	183.33	759	17thin

One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about $491 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale62 hd

200.27

—

SC average5 barns · 543 hd

196.60

+3.67

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,390	122.93	1,709	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	104.00	1,591	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	93.99	1,068	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	76.32	704	19

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,388	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	828	$1,067	12

Every lot, as filed

56 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	176.60/cwt	170.00–185.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	200.89/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,268	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	207.92/cwt	206.00–212.50	811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	214.64/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,228	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	185.36/cwt	181.00–190.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	203.28/cwt	200.00–212.50	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	231.17/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,447	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	206.27/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	207.42/cwt	200.00–210.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	211.69/cwt	210.00–212.50	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	211.99/cwt	200.00–215.00	782	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	199.74/cwt	192.00–207.50	1,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	75.73/cwt	70.00–84.00	699	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	783	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,591	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	93.99/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,068	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,708	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,708	6
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	695	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	921	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	951	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,074	93.72/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,007	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	919	1,190.14/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,190	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	818	71.54/cwt	70.00–74.00	585	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	101.37/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,069	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	763	1,104.92/head	825.00–1,450.00	1,105	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	700	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	600	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,388.46/head	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388	2

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed Jul 26, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 223Last week 129Year ago 100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 50Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 15Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of

average to plain quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	202.50	202.50
11	—	390	206.00–212.50	207.92
3	—	565	202.50	202.50
4	—	471	200.00–212.50	203.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
2	—	418	200.00	200.00
3	—	523	180.00	180.00
3	—	358	170.00–185.00	176.60
3	—	330	180.00	180.00
5	—	467	181.00–190.00	185.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	631	200.00–202.00	200.89
12	—	572	214.00–218.00	214.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	655	223.00	223.00
9	—	626	229.00–233.00	231.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	236.00	236.00
2	—	735	205.00–207.50	206.27
2	—	665	215.00	215.00
2	—	422	234.00	234.00
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	217.50	217.50
1	—	255	210.00	210.00
8	—	558	225.00	225.00
1	—	240	215.00	215.00
4	—	456	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	185.00	185.00
4	—	465	200.00–210.00	207.42
3	—	340	210.00–212.50	211.69
1	—	675	172.00	172.00
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	200.00	200.00
1	—	280	225.00	225.00
7	—	369	200.00–215.00	211.99
4	—	541	192.00–207.50	199.74
1	—	340	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	923	70.00–84.00	75.73
1	—	900	87.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,136	91.00–96.00	93.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	119.00	119.00
6	—	1,375	120.00–130.00	124.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	132.50	132.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	98.00	98.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	70.00–74.00	71.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	99.00–104.00	101.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	114.00	114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	112.50	112.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,074	85.00–101.00	93.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	919	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,190.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,388.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	763	825.00–1,450.00	1,104.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	650.00	650.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle